Environmental scan on donor funding & emerging focus for capacity building on HIV & AIDS

1. Results from an Environmental
Scan on Donor Funding and the
Implications for Capacity Building
in HIV and AIDS
Prepared for:
The Second HIV Capacity Building Partners’ Summit
March 2013
Prepared by:
Ann Mutungu, Kristi Maasjo
Regional AIDS Training Network (RATN)

2. A Changing Environment
• Uncertain Global Economy
• Reduced Core Funding
• Maturing HIV/AIDS Pandemic

3. Purpose of the Scan
• Evaluate donor priorities
• Implications for HIV/AIDS
• Implications for Capacity Building
• Identify challenges and opportunities
• Emerging areas of focus
• Potential partnerships

4. Findings from the Scan
• Projections for HIV/AIDS-specific funding
are flat or declining
Bi-Lateral Funding for HIV/AIDS
(billions of USD)
10
8
6
4
2
0

5. Findings from the Scan
• Donors are prioritizing countries with
highest disease burden
• Most countries in ESA are projected to
remain top recipients of donor assistance

6. Findings from the Scan
• HIV will represent smaller portion of
health spending over next five years
• Donors moving towards integrated health
programs with priorities in:
• Sexual, reproductive and maternal and child
health
• Malaria and Tuberculosis
• Health Systems Strengthening

7. Findings from the Scan
• Donors focused on empowering local
organizations
• Capacity building increasingly integrated
into most major funding initiatives
• Increasing support for knowledge
hubs, virtual communities and technology
to support health outcomes

8. Implications for Capacity Building
• Diversify capacity building capabilities
across multiple areas of focus
• Provision of South-South learning
• Public private partnerships

9. THANK YOU
For more information:
Ann Mutungu
amutungu@ratn.org
Kristi Maasjo
kmaasjo@ratn.org